HEATH, Stanley James
Service Number: | 2707 |
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Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, 29 August 1892 |
Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horse breaker |
Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, Springwood Swimming Pool, 6 December 1978, aged 86 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2707, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 2707, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2707, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
21 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2707, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 19th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (right leg) | |
8 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, The Battle of Amiens | |
31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 19th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
23 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2707, 19th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2707 Private Stanley James 'Darby' Heath, who enlisted on 29 August 1914 and saw service with the 1st Division Artillery on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Pte Heath later transferred to the 19th Battalion for service on the Western Front. He was awarded the Military Medal for 'great courage and gallantry' whilst attacking an enemy machine gun post which hindered the advance of his platoon during operations at Villers-Bretonneux on 8 August 1918. He returned to Australia on 'Anzac Leave' on 24 September 1918." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)